Ahok : City Remain to Promote Lenggang Jakarta Intensively
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Street vendors (PKL) in Lenggang Jakarta, IRTI Monas, Central Jakarta, apparently not only get ease of trading place. But, also get promotion facilities directly from the City Administration. With those facilities, vendors are expected could be more creative and not giving up easily due to deserted costumers.
If there are street vendors still hawking randomly, that’s problem. Thus we have to curb
Jakarta Governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) stated, his party has tried to prosper the vendors by giving some facilities to earn living. One of them is by helping the promotion gradually.
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"If they complain, just step out. We have promoted intensively," told
Ahok, at City Hall, Friday (5/29).
Ahok acknowledged the
problems of street vendor who occupied in Lenggang Jakarta bit similar with the
problem in Block G Tanah Abang. The problem is lack of buyers who visit
Lenggang Jakarta area due to there are still others street vendors sell in
Monas area.
“If there are street vendors still hawking randomly, that’s
problem. Thus we have to discipline,” expressed former Regent of East Belitung.
Ahok admitted that he won’t worry if they decide to move their
business. It is because still many others street vendors who want to sell in
that area.
“There are so many street vendors queue. It called incubator,” he disclosed.
